A general partner at this early-stage venture fund based at Ben Franklin TechVentures in Bethlehem, Petillo is deeply passionate about the startup meritocracy and investing in creative companies that are transforming their industries.
As we look forward to the new year, Keystone Edge highlights a group of game-changing Commonwealth companies. Whether they're brewing beer, saving lives, making life more convenient or helping kids learn better, these startups are poised for a big 20
Four companies are starting 2015 with new investments from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
This northeast PA company builds custom machinery that helps keep jobs in the USA.
Making packaged, sliced apples was long the holy grail of the snack industry -- this PA company has turned the solution into a thriving business.
EthosGen of Wilkes-Barre, maker of an innovative power generator that produces electricity from sustainable and renewable sources, is the 2015 Ben Franklin Venture Idol champion.
Over the course of an intense 54 hours, startup ideas were tested, developed and demonstrated. Could the next big Pennsylvania company have been born last weekend? Only time will tell.
Bethlehem's TSG Software makes cloud-based software for the commercial cleaning industry.
After exiting a wildly successful company, this Lehigh Valley entrepreneur co-founded a venture fund, investing in and mentoring promising startups.
This Lewisburg company helps small and mid-sized businesses better understand their accounting data, providing insight on trends and patterns.